Pandora – measuring reactive trace gases (e.g.: NO2 and O3)
PFR – Sun Photometer measuring aerosol optical depth (AOD)
LuftBlick (founded in 2012) is an internationally operating science and engineering company located at Kreith, near Innsbruck, Austria.
Our core business is atmospheric remote sensing in the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared, with data management and instrument hosting. Our expertise includes design of ground-based and satellite-instrumentation, development of instrument control software, laboratory and field calibration, retrieval algorithms for atmospheric trace gases (e.g. O3, NO2), instrument network hosting, operational network data and image processing, satellite validation support, data search and collocation, data harmonization, quality control, analysis and conversion.
LuftBlick’s key personnel has many years of experience in atmospheric research and has been serving as consultants or collaborators for institutions like ESA, NASA, the Skin Cancer Foundation, or Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center.
Role in ACTRIS:
Retrievals:
Contact:
Dr. Alexander Cede alexander.cede(at)luftblick.at http://pandonia.net http://pandonia-global-network.org
Lab calibration of a Pandora
ACTRIS connects projects carried out within the research units or groups Environmental Analytics, Physical Chemistry of the Atmosphere, Water Quality Management, Geophysics, This can be visualized via recent activities at the Sonnblick Observatory. Research at this high mountain site allows the characterization of background conditions above Europe, to identify long range transport of natural or anthropogenic pollution events and to investigate basic and applied research questions related to atmospheric processes and deposition.
Present research projects comprise aerosol characterization, ice nucleation, wet deposition and permafrost monitoring.
Role in ACTRIS:
Retrievals:
Contact:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Anne Kasper-Giebl Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics anneliese.kasper-giebl@tuwien.ac.at